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South Korea COVID-19 Cases - 22,055 cases; 331 deaths

[h=1]South Korea confirms first death of person infected with coronavirus[/h]

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported on Wednesday the first death in the country of a person infected with coronavirus and 22 new cases bringing the total to 104.

The exact cause of death is being investigated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
 
Source: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200220002058320

(7th LD) S. Korea reports 1st death from virus; cases soar to 104
All Headlines 21:14 February 20, 2020 SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported its first death from the new coronavirus on Thursday, with 53 new cases confirmed in a single day to bring the total here to 104.


The 63-year-old deceased, who had been bedridden for more than 20 years at a hospital in southeastern city of Cheongdo, died from pneumonia on Wednesday, according to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)...

...Most new cases occurred in the southeastern city of Daegu and neighboring North Gyeongsang Province where a total of 70 cases were confirmed in just two days. The city's mayor urged its 2.5 million people to refrain from going outside to stem the spread of the virus...
 
[h=1]Navy sailor tests positive for coronavirus in initial examination[/h] 18:13 February 20, 2020
(ATTN: CORRECTS accounts as case not confirmed yet)

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean Navy sailor on the southern island of Jeju tested positive Thursday for the new coronavirus in an initial examination, government officials said, sparking concerns the virus might have spread into military barracks....
..the sailor in his 20s visited his hometown, Daegu, ..from Feb. 13-18. Upon returning to the base, he showed symptoms, such as coughing, prompting the authorities to immediately quarantine him at the base, the officials said. He is now at a Jeju hospital.:tiphat:https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200220008700325
 
Sincheonji virus hits Daegu-Gyeongbuk ... 43 confirmed people
2020-02-20 20:29:1

.. Daegu City secured a list of 1,100 members of Shinchon Daegu Church who attended worship service with the 31st patient and conducted a full survey to advise 90 persons who said 'it has symptoms'. As a result, 396 people were not connected by telephone, and concerns about community infections are still difficult.
.... On the 20th, a nurse who worked at the Catholic University of Daegu Hospital was later found to be corona19 confirmed.

..., it was revealed that he went to 'Shincheonji Church'. ..

It was later found that the official of the Dalseo branch of the Waterworks Headquarters, one of the patients who were confirmed for further confirmation in Daegu on the 20th, was also a member of Shincheonji. The health authorities are in control of access after self-isolating all 51 officials and business employees.
..According to the script, patient 31 visited Qingdao earlier this month, before confirmation. In addition, two inpatients were confirmed as corona19 in the mental ward of Daenam Hospital in Qingdao...
 
[h=1]Mass infection feared at a hospital in Cheongdo[/h] [h=2]Daenam Hospital could emerge as new COVID-19 cluster with 15 cases, including potential first death[/h] By Ahn Sung-mi
Published : Feb 20, 2020 - 18:43
A hospital in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province, could emerge as the new cluster of COVID-19 outbreak here, after a total of 15 people, including a man who died Wednesday, were confirmed to have contracted the virus.

...“We ask anyone who has had any contact with the hospital to self-isolate,” KCDC Director Jung Eun-kyeong said at a news briefing...
..It was also reported that several groups of the church members visited Cheongdo on a regular basis for voluenteeer works. ..:tiphat:http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200220000948
 
[h=1]S. Korea designates Daegu, Cheongdo as 'special care zones' over coronavirus[/h] National 08:40 February 21, 2020
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea declared the southeastern cities of Daegu and Cheongdo are "special care zones" Friday as a cluster of coronavirus cases have been reported there in recent days.

On Thursday, the country confirmed its first death of a COVID-19 patient in the southeastern city of Cheongdo, with the total number of confirmed cases in the country surpassing 100. Concerns about community spread have mounted as new cases surged this week in Daegu, the country's fourth-largest city and home to 2.4 million people, and its surrounding North Gyeongsang Province...:tiphat:https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200221001200315?section=national/national
:tiphat:https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200221001251315?section=national/politics
 
:tiphat:should be a report after the meeting

SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in will be briefed Friday on South Korea's response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Cheong Wa Dae said, as the number of confirmed cases in the country more than tripled over the past two days.

The virus has begun to spread locally at a rapid pace, putting the quarantine authorities on high alert...:tiphat:https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2020022...ional/politics
 
:tiphat:i'm seeing that 3 military guys are sick

The Ministry of Defense decided to control all soldiers' leave, going out, going out, and visiting on the 22nd, as the first confirmed patient (COVID-19) of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) occurred in Jeju Navy.

:tiphat:(http://www.kyongbuk.co.kr)
 
Source: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200221/p2g/00m/0in/037000c

S.Korea declares Daegu as 'special zone' over infections
February 21, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea on Friday declared the southeast city of Daegu and the surrounding region a "special management zone" after a surge in virus cases that city officials say threaten to overwhelm the region's health system.

Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun said the national government will concentrate its support to the region to ease a shortage in sickbeds, medical personnel and equipment.

"A month into the (COVID-19) outbreak, we have entered an emergency phase," Chung said. "Our efforts until now had been focused on blocking the illness from entering the country. But we will now shift the focus on preventing the illness from spreading further in local communities."...
 
Source: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200221000063


Military to restrict draftees from vacationing, staying outside bases over coronavirus
By Yonhap
Published : Feb 21, 2020 - 09:08 Updated : Feb 21, 2020 - 09:08

South Korea will start restricting all enlisted soldiers from vacationing, staying outside their bases and meeting visitors this weekend, the defense ministry said Thursday, after the Navy reported the first suspected coronavirus case among the country's service members.

The restrictions, set to go into effect on Saturday, came at a meeting of top defense and uniformed officials, which was presided over by Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo....
 
:surrender:5 nurses confirmed
[h=1]First medical team infected by Korea Qingdao University Hospital, former employee order to stop moving[/h] 2020-02-21 09:01

..In Qingdao University Hospital, 15 confirmed coronavirus infections (Corona 19), including five nurses, were confirmed. This is Korea's first medical group infection case. The nurses are all medical staff working in psychiatric wards.

The results of the examination of the nursing wards adjacent to the psychiatric wards and general outpatient medical staff and staff will also be available soon. As a result, the number of Qingdao South Hospital is increasing.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Medical Affairs on the 21st, 15 confirmed patients were confirmed this morning as a result of a corona 19 test conducted by Qingdao University Hospital in Gyeongbuk....:tiphat:http://www.donga.com/news/East/MainNews/article/all/20200221/99805385/1
 
Source: http://news.china.com.cn/2020-02/21/content_75728454.htm

South Korean Army soldier was diagnosed with new crown virus
Release time: 2020-02-21 08:54:35 | Source: Global Network

According to the Yonhap News Agency on the 21st, a soldier of an army unit in North Chungcheongbuk-do Province, South Korea, was confirmed to be infected with the new crown virus, which was the first time a patient with new crown virus pneumonia was diagnosed in the same lane.

On the 20th, a naval soldier serving on the island of Jeju in southern South Korea was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, the first confirmed diagnosis of a Korean military serviceman.

In addition, Yonhap news agency said that in the early morning of the 21st, an Air Force officer in South Chungcheongnam-do Province was diagnosed with the new crown virus. The officer has been taken to hospital. The Epidemiological Survey is being conducted by the Korea Disease Management Division.
 
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